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No. 754,213. PATENTED'MAR. 8, 1904. E. M. HACKER.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1904.

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ATTORNEYS No. 754,213. Patented March 8, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMANUEL M. HACKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ABRAHAM SEIFFER, DOING BUSINESS AS STYLE MANUFACTURING 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,213, dated March 8, 1904..

Application filed- January 5, 1904. Serial No. 187,816. (No model.)

T ll m it y 607L067: color as the material. The silk or other ma- Be it known that I, EMANUEL M. HACKER, a terial from which the brim-covering is made subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, should preferably be shorter at that edge and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, which becomes the inner edge, so that when 5 city, county, and State of New York, have inthe covering is applied the folds will be quite vented certain new and useful Improvements distinct even at the inner edge of the brim. 5 in Hats, of which the following is a specifica- If the brim-covering were made from a strip tion. of material having inner and outer edges of My invention relates to ladies hats, and has the same length and parallel folds extending 0 for its object to produce an ornamental effect from one to the other, upon bending this strip which will be durable and also to so construct into circular shape the folds would obviously the hat that it can be readily cleaned. be crowded together so closely at the inner To this end my invention consists in certain edge as to become practically undistinguishfeatures which will appear in the description able from each other. In my invention, how- 5 following hereinafter and which will be parever, the strip from which the brim-covering ticularly pointed out in, the appended claims. is made constitutes a segment of a ring, so

Reference is to be had to the accompanying that one of its edges is shorter than the other, drawings, in which and the folds which extend from one curved Figure 1 is a plan View of the hat; and Fig. edge to the other are not parallel, but flare O 2 is a section lengthwise of the folds, taken toward the outer or longer edge. The coveron line 2 2 of Fig. 1. ing B of the crown may be made in the same 5 The hat comprises a frame A of any suit: fashion as the brim-covering. able character, and my invention relates only I claim as my invention and desire to secure to the covering of the frame. The brim is by Letters Patent 5 covered with a fabric B, preferably silk, which 1. A hat comprising a covering with radiatis folded in a peculiar manner to produce a ing folds and with overlapping folds disposed 7 sunburst effect. For this purpose the folds in about circular lines. radiate toward the outer edge of the brim, so -2. A hat, comprising a suitable frame, and as to form longitudinal grooves, and at vaa covering, the inner edge of which is initially 0 rious points the material is bent or folded inshorter than its outer edge, said covering beward, so that portions of the folds will overing provided with folds radiating from its inlap, as shown by Fig. 2. It will be seen that ner edge. the grooves run unbroken to the outer edge 3. A hat comprising a suitable frame and a of the brim, so that, by brushing outwardly covering provided with radial folds and with any dust that may settle on the covering will overlapping folds disposed in approximately be removed, there being no corners or angles circular lines, and threads or the like, con- 30 which would make it diflicult to so brush the necting said overlapping folds. hat. The overlapping folds generally will In testimony whereofIhave hereunto set my keep their shape, owing to their inherent stiffhand in the presence of two subscribing witness; but in order to prevent any accidental nesses.

deranging of the folds I prefer to connect EMANUEL M. HACKER. them by circular or approximately circular Witnesses: threads C, these threads being practically in- JOHN LOTKA,

visible, especially if they are of the same OTTO V. SGHRENK. 

